The new merge_script in the MSVC build task does not really exit early when the task is triggered by a non-pr.
In the current code https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/e4aa9b15b9f80a08076ad329b473fe9107d9e65e/.cirrus.yml#L104
the exit 0 command exits from the PowerShell call, not the recent merge_script. This cause the next lines https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/e4aa9b15b9f80a08076ad329b473fe9107d9e65e/.cirrus.yml#L105-L107 are executed unconditionally.
Here is an excerpt from CI task log for the "Merge [#22915](/bitcoin-bitcoin/22915/): Remove confusing CAddrDB " commit:
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C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\cirrus-ci-build>call powershell.exe -NoLogo -EncodedCommand ZwBpAHQAIAByAGUAcwBlAHQAIAAtAC0AaABhAHIAZAA=
HEAD is now at 896649996 Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#22915: Remove confusing CAddrDB
C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\cirrus-ci-build>if 0 NEQ 0 exit /b 0
C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\cirrus-ci-build>call powershell.exe -NoLogo -EncodedCommand aQBmACAAKAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAQwBJAFIAUgBVAFMAXwBQAFIAIAAtAGUAcQAgACQAbgB1AGwAbAApACAAewAgAGUAeABpAHQAIAAwADsAIAB9AA==
C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\cirrus-ci-build>if 0 NEQ 0 exit /b 0
C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\cirrus-ci-build>call powershell.exe -NoLogo -EncodedCommand ZwBpAHQAIABmAGUAdABjAGgAIAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAQwBJAFIAUgBVAFMAXwBSAEUAUABPAF8AQwBMAE8ATgBFAF8AVQBSAEwAIAAkAGUAbgB2ADoAQwBJAFIAUgBVAFMAXwBCAEEAUwBFAF8AQgBSAEEATgBDAEgA
From https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
* branch HEAD -> FETCH_HEAD
C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\cirrus-ci-build>if 0 NEQ 0 exit /b 0
C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\cirrus-ci-build>call powershell.exe -NoLogo -EncodedCommand ZwBpAHQAIABtAGUAcgBnAGUAIABGAEUAVABDAEgAXwBIAEUAQQBEAA==
Already up to date.
C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\cirrus-ci-build>if 0 NEQ 0 exit /b 0
This PR fixes this issue, and makes merge_script log more readable.